Louis (Buck) Vocelle Jr.

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      Louis (Buck) Vocelle Jr.

      Louis (Buck) Vocelle Jr.

      Graves Thomas Rotunda Injury Law GroupTotal Records: 1
      2651 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL, 32960

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      Biography

      Mr. Vocelle’s family has been on the Treasure Coast of Florida since 1924. His grandfather, James T. Vocelle, was one of the founders of Indian River County. His father, L.B. Vocelle, was Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida until his death in 1996. Mr. Vocelle has represented thousands of clients in his career and has recovered for them millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements. Mr. Vocelle is double board certified by the Florida bar as a specialist in both civil and business trials, an honor held by less than 1% of all Florida lawyers. He has served as special counsel to and represented several judges many local lawyers in various legal proceedings and was honored to serve as Chair and later as special counsel to the Florida Bar Board of Legal Education and Specialization which regulates all of the board-certified lawyers in the state of Florida in an appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.

      Bar Admission

      Florida, 1982

      U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1982

      U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1983

      U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1983

      U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

      U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar, 1989

      Other Affiliations

      Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers’ Section

      American College of Barristers

      Order of Barristers

      Florida Justice Association

      American Justice Association

      American Bar Association

      Indian River County Bar Association

      Florida Bar, 1995 - 2003 (Board of Governors)

      Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2004 - 2010

      Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2009 - 2010 (Chair)

      Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2010 - 2011 (Special Counsel)

      Florida Bar Board of Governors (Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics and Advertising (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000))

      Florida Bar Board of Governors (Certification Plan Appeals Committee (Chairman) (1996-2000, 2002-2003))

      Florida Bar Board of Governors (Disciplinary Review Committee (1995, 1998), Communications Committee (2002), Rules Committee (1996), Judicial Evaluation Committee (1996))

      Florida Bar Board of Governors (Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (1998-2003), Mediation Committee (1998), Special Committee on Insurance Practices (Vice-Chairman) (1999-2000), Special Commission on Insurance Practices II (2001-2002))

      Florida Bar Board of Governors (Constitutional Revision Committee (Article III and Article V), Florida Bar Speakers’ Bureau, Grievance Mediation Committee)

      Florida Bar Board of Governors (Professional Ethics Committee (1995-1997), Wills, Trusts and Estate Certificate Committee (1995), Aviation Law Committee (1998), Aviation Law Certification Committee (1997), Civil Procedure Rules Committee (1999), Civil Trial Law Certification Committee (1998))

      Florida Bar (The Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee: 1984-1995

      2003 – 2004 (Chair 1988 -1990))

      Florida Bar (Indian River County Bar Association Pro Bono Chairman: 1985 -1987)

      Florida Bar (Florida Rural Legal Services Board of Directors: 1986 -1987)

      Florida Bar (The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, Board of Governors: 1989-1990, Supreme Court Judicial Management Council of Florida: 1989 - 2003, Chairman of The Florida Bar 19th Judicial Circuit Nominating Committee: 1993 -1994)

      Florida Bar (19th Judicial Circuit of Florida Grievance Committee B: 1993 -1995

      2004 – 2009, Designated Reviewer-19th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee: 1995 - 2003, Business Litigation Certification Committee: 2003 – 2004, Board of Legal Specialization and Education: 2004 – 2010 (Chair 2009-2010))

      Florida Bar (Board of Legal Specialization and Education Executive Committee: 2006 – 2010, Special Counsel, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education 2010 – 2011, Code & Rules of Evidence Committee 2011-Present)

      American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

      Achievements

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      • Included on the 2023 Florida

      Past Lists

      • 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list
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      • 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2006 Florida Super Lawyers list

      Education

      • Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May, 1978 B.A.

      • Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, May, 1982 J.D.

        Honors: cum laude, Moot Court Team, Order of Barristers, With Honors

      Honers

      • Super Lawyers of Florida, 2005-Present
      • Florida Trend’s Legal Elite-Top Lawyers in Florida (2009, 2012)
      • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
      • AV rated by Martindale Hubbell

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